Associate Director, R&D Quality Training, Learning and Operations

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

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Job Description
 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Central Quality Services team within R&D Quality is seeking a seasoned leader to strengthen and grow the GxP Training program across Gilead R&D. In this role you will lead the development of high-quality GxP training programs from needs analysis to design, development, and effectiveness.  You will work across the Development organization with varying functions and leadership to ensure alignment with organizational goals, Quality Standards and industry best practices and bring in cutting-edge technologies to enhance instructional design and the learning experience. You will typically play a lead role in the ongoing evolution of R&D Quality learning and training practices, standards, conventions and tools. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in learning development, project management, strong communication and facilitation skills as well as strong command of GxP regulations. You will lead global, cross-functional R&D Quality training initiatives to ensure that our drug development teams work within regulatory guidelines, standards and internal, Gilead requirements. A strong collaborative and problem-solving mindset along with the ability to influence without authority and drive strategic learning initiatives in a dynamic, matrixed environment is essential.

This position can be located in Parsippany, NJ or Foster City, CA. This is an onsite position at either location with 3 days a week onsite.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of cross-functional GxP training across Development which includes,

  • Identifying training needs within the organization and conducting gap analysis to determine areas for improvement.

  • Understanding training needs, create clear training objectives

  • Determine the most appropriate modality(ies) for training individuals and teams.

  • Developing and curating training content, including presentations, videos, online modules, and other learning materials, applying instructional design principles to create engaging and effective learning experiences.

  • Develop communications and engagement mechanisms to enable maximal participation and training effectiveness.

  • Establishing evaluation methods to measure the effectiveness of training programs.

  • Periodically assessing the relevance and effectiveness of training programs, gathering feedback from participants, and making improvements.

• Assures consistently high-quality output and integrity of training documentation and data is maintained.

• Actively develop strong networks with other, internal training networks across Development and Gilead to enable improvements and efficiencies. Stay abreast of industry best practices and affiliated publications, memberships, and technologies to ensure organizational goals are met.

• Actively seek out new, cutting-edge technology to further improve training initiatives, build efficiency and improve instructional design.

• Develops assessments and knowledge checks to test understanding of training objectives.

• May mentor junior staff and provide guidance related to instructional design, development, and building business acumen.

• May provide direction to and maintain oversight of outsourced service providers.

• Ensures appropriate use of LMS for training delivery and tracking.

• Implement training activities and projects with other functional areas and across Development locations worldwide.

Basic qualifications: